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Super funds critical on alt investment regulation

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... ending in December last year in conjunction with interviews with representatives from 22 super funds including AMP Super, ING Australia, Suncorp and CBUS. The survey found the super fund alternative investments such as hedge funds, private equity and ...

When good housing news is bad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... wonder parents are so worried about their children's housing options that a recent Galaxy Research survey commissioned by ING Direct found that almost eight in 10 Australian parents would be prepared to shoulder at least part of the costs in helping ...

Sub-prime boosts actuary profile

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
Actuaries will play a more central part of the banking and financial services sector as a result of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, according to Greg Martin, Institute of Actuaries of Australia president. "We are seeing enterprise risk management ...

That's life, four pillars to stay forever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
April 1st came early this year with the Reserve Bank, the Productivity Commission and the National Trust of NSW making some of their most incredible public statements ever. High interest rates and bank rates jumping above the Reserve's official benchmark ...

ING PEAL cashes in on private equity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
ING Private Equity Access Limited (ING PEAL) has sold its entire or part investment at or above the valuation price in a number of companies across three of its underlying funds. Established in 2004, ING PEAL developed a listed multi manager private ...

ING Aus appoints new chief

A new chief executive, a new $50 million program and a new profit record are all in a day's work for ING Australia. Next month, ING Australia's chief executive officer Paul Bedbrook moves to an overseas posting and will be replaced by US-based ING executive ...

Optimix to use local Indian know-how

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... uphill battle compared to those who have had a few years headstart. It took two years of hard work setting up the business but ING's multi-manager specialist will be using its cultural knowledge and managers within India to give it the edge over rival ...

ING IM target resource rich states

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... Western Australia and Queensland provide the best investment opportunities in the coming year, according to James Wright, ING Investment Management chief investment officer. "In Australia we are seeing the continuation of the two speed economy where ...

Mortgage managers sanguine over Macquarie exit

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... years Macquarie expanded its share of the home loan market by almost half and was one of the few challengers - along with ING Direct, Rams, and Adelaide Bank - to achieve consistent growth; or at least until the credit shock arrived seven months ago. ...

ING buys 37.5pc stake in Sentry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
ING Australia extends its distribution business after buying 37.5 per cent of Perth-based dealer group, Sentry Financial Group. ING Australia (INGA) occupies a seat on Sentry Financial Group's board as part of the funding arrangement. Ross Bowden, INGA ...